The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons

Between The Buttons is the fifth British studio album by English rock band The Rolling Stones, originally released in January 1967 via Decca Records.

Following the ambitious 1966 album Aftermath, this album is a further morphing of the band away from their R&B roots. The album is also the last in which founding member Brian Jones played a major role in song arrangements, although he would remain an official band member for another two-and-a-half years. Between The Buttons was the last Stones album to have different versions as the record company practice was all but eliminated after 1967.

Between The Buttons was the last of five early Rolling Stones produced by the band’s manager Andrew Oldham and was recorded on a four track machine, with much “track bouncing” to accommodate the rich arrangements. Mick Jagger has expressed dissatisfaction with the end result due to the excess tape noise generated by track bouncing and excessive overdubbing.

In spite of the lack of defining electric guitar representation, Between The Buttons proved to be the most solid rock album of their early catalog. It also contains strong signs of the direction they would take on their late ’67 release Their Satanic Majesties Request, the most controversial album of their career.

Check out the album tracks: “Yesterday’s Papers” and “Something Happened To Me Yesterday”.

This LP record is on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl featuring the 2002 remastered audio, pressed in Europe via the "ABKCO the Rolling Stones DSD Remastered" series.